The Burnside Arts Trust recently partnered with Portland’s Urban Farm
Collective to sow good seeds in the Grand Dekum Garden. Resident artists
CircleFace and N.O. Bonzo spent a week in the sun painting a small garage located on the property with a mural to celebrate the joyous growth in the garden around them. We were fortunate enough to have local artist Dhestoe come to contribute his phenomenal talent. Each artist dedicated time and energy to the project to actively promote Green Spaces within our city. We all believe in the power of community gardens to build neighborhood relationships, beautify developed areas, and promote positive environmental use of space.
The Arts Trust is very excited to have the opportunity to work with the Urban Farm Collective. They are one of the most progressive groups using public space to enrich communities in Portland. With 17 gardens, the Urban Farm Collective is reimagining what public space can be. Their purpose is to educate, build communities, and improve food security on otherwise vacant or unused land.
Their gardens work on volunteer hours with local community members performing maintenance and growing throughout the seasons. They hold a non-monetized market, which trades hours for produce, and donates their surplus to the food bank at St. Andrews Church. Please visit their website at urbanfarmcollective.com to see the amazing work they do and to become involved with one of their gardens. For more information on the benefits of Urban Community Farming please visit communitygarden.org
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